If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re looking for a pair of new earbuds, you’ll want to see this: Amazon has discounted the price of its popular true wireless earbuds down to just $50 . The Bluetooth Echo Buds were released last summer and are now on sale for just $49.
99 — their lowest price yet. $49.99 The latest Echo buds get you up to 20 hours of battery life in a pair of no-nonsense, everyday earbuds.
They charge up fast (with the included charging case) and are sweat-resistant, making them great for travel and workouts. Audio is surprisingly detailed for a pair of budget buds — that’s thanks to Amazon’s “Audio Personalization” feature, which lets you tailor the frequencies to your desired sound settings. These earbuds use the Bluetooth 5.
2 standard for super-fast, easy pairing. In our testing, the connection never once dropped out, and it paired as easily with our phone as it did with our laptops. As for all Echo devices, these Echo Buds have Alexa built-in, so you can use your voice to take calls, adjust settings, skip songs and more.
If you’re interested in what makes Amazon’s new earbuds special, we’ve broken down all the important details below. The 2023 Echo Buds are a pretty big improvement over the 2nd-g eneration earbuds they’re replacing from 2021, and over the first-generation Echo Buds. Amazon decreased the size of the earb.